Abstract
Sexual and physical abuse are not psychiatric disorders but are traumatic events to which children may be exposed. Accordingly, there is not a constellation of traits or symptoms which characterize sexually or physically abused children. In fact, research has demonstrated that sexually and physically abused children exhibit a diverse array of emotional and behavioral difficulties (Einbender & Friedrich, 1989; Mannarino, Cohen, & Gregor, 1989) and that a substantial minority of abused children is apparently asymptomatic (Finkelhor, 1990).
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Mannarino, A.P., Cohen, J.A. (2003). Sexually and Physically Abused Children. In: Hersen, M., Turner, S.M. (eds) Diagnostic Interviewing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4963-2_18
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